| Date | 21 June 2025, 10:30am–11:30am 21 June 2025, 2:00pm–3:00pm |
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| Cost | $10 (child admission) |
| Bookings | Bookings required |
| Location | Digital Lab Create Quarter |
Embark on a quest with author-illustrator Jess McGeachin to design your own magical library.
As you adventure through the undiscovered bookshelves of your library, learn about how Jess finds inspiration for his books. Who knows what story ideas you'll come across?
Suitable for children aged 5-12 years.
Bookings required.
Plus, get your favourite Jess McGeachin book signed from 12.30pm at Readings State Library.
This event was funded by the Department of Education Victoria to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Victorian Premiers' Reading Challenge. To join the challenge visit vic.gov.au/PRC
About Jess McGeachin
Jess McGeachin is an author and illustrator from Narrm/Melbourne. Drawing inspiration quite literally from the natural world, Jess has written and illustrated 12 picture books. His non-fiction picture book Deep won the CBCA Eve Pownall Award in 2023 and his books Kind and The Tree at Number 43 were winners of the Environment Award for Children's Literature. Jess is lucky enough to work for a museum where he occasionally gets lost in the basement.
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